PSG (France) are accused of trying to influence the result of the 2021 Ballon d'Or in favor of former player of the Parisians Lionel Messi, Le Monde reports.
According to the source, the club officials tried to influence an🐭d gain the support of the former e🍷ditor-in-chief of France Football and the Ballon d'Or organizer Pascal Ferré.
It is noted that the investigation was centered on the former director of communications of the Fre💫nch team Jean Martial Ribes, who requested tickets to PSG matches for journalists, politicians, elected officials, cabinet ministers, as well as artists.
Recall, in 2021 Messi received his seventh award🐟, beating Pole Robert Lewandowski and Italian Jorginho in the vote for the best footballer in the world.
Earlier, it was reporte💦d that France has launched an investigation into the transfer of Brazilian striker Neymar from Barcelona to Paris Saint-Germain in 201ඣ7.
